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# [Open a file/folder in VSCode from the Terminal](https://blog.alyssaholland.me/open-a-filefolder-in-vscode-from-the-terminal?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A Note on the Series: Fast Fridays 🏎 is a series where you will find fast, short and sweet tips/hacks that you may or may not be aware of. I will try to provide these (fairly) regularly on Fridays. Have you ever been traversing through the termin...

Aug 28, 2020 · 1 min read · blog.alyssaholland.me  
Updated Mar 13, 2022  
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[Sandeep Panda](https://hashnode.com/@sandeep)

[Aug 28, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/open-a-filefolder-in-vscode-from-the-terminal/5f48fb083ba45c3bb00ef14d/comment/5f49148d4fcbf44804392d96)

Amazing tip and quite handy. Previously I used to do `open .` and then right-click => Open in VSCode.

But this one is better and quicker.

[Alyssa Holland](https://hashnode.com/@AlyssaCodes)

[Aug 28, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/open-a-filefolder-in-vscode-from-the-terminal/5f48fb083ba45c3bb00ef14d/comment/5f49148d4fcbf44804392d96#reply-5f497e596686a44e34fcbf08)

Glad it was helpful!